Chevron

Chevron, established in 1999, is a Texas-based venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation, focusing on early-stage investments in the United States. As a corporate venture capital arm, it invests in a wide range of sectors, including energy, technology, and life sciences. Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) plays a crucial role in identifying, acquiring, testing, and integrating emerging technologies into Chevron's core businesses, creating new commercial opportunities, reducing costs, and improving performance. It typically invests between $1 million and $8 million, taking a minority stake and board observer seat. CTV's mission is to foster innovation and commercialization, enhancing Chevron's strategies and enabling affordable, reliable, and ever-cleaner energy.

Kemal Anbarci

Vice President and Managing Executive

Paul Bennett

Vice President and Treasurer

Stuart Coleman

Venture Executive

Chevron Equipment Finance

Finance Broker

Jim Gable

President

James W. Johnson

Executive Vice President and Executive

Pawel Konzal

Venture Executive

Bruce L. Niemeyer

President, Americas Exploration and Production

Richard Pardoe

Venture Executive

Christopher Powers

Vice President, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), New Energies (CNE)

Michael Wirth

CEO and Chairman of the Board

Past deals in Natural Gas

Malta

Venture Round in 2023
Malta Inc. is a company that specializes in industrial-grade, grid-scale energy storage solutions, particularly through its innovative electro-thermal energy storage technology. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Malta's system captures energy from various sources, including renewable (wind and solar) and fossil fuel generators. The process involves converting electrical energy into thermal energy, which is stored in molten salt and later reconverted back into electricity using a heat engine. This technology addresses the challenges of energy curtailment by improving the synchronization of energy generation with demand, thereby facilitating the efficient distribution of electricity to the grid as required. Malta was incubated at the Moonshot Factory and has garnered support from leading venture capital and commercial power industry stakeholders, contributing to its mission of enabling affordable and reliable electricity delivery.

Magnum Development

Acquisition in 2023
Magnum Development specializes in the development of storage caverns for various energy resources, including natural gas, compressed air, refined products, helium, and hydrogen. Operating primarily in the Western United States, the company offers transportation services and aims to provide economical solutions for storing and distributing clean energy. By focusing on the development of multiple portfolio companies, Magnum Development contributes to the consistent and reliable delivery of power in the region.

Sapphire Technologies

Series B in 2023
Sapphire Technologies specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of energy recovery systems for industrial and commercial applications involving natural gas and hydrogen. The company’s innovative systems are engineered to convert waste energy generated during pressure reduction processes into electric power, all while ensuring that manufacturing and processing activities remain uninterrupted. By enabling businesses to recover this otherwise wasted pressure energy, Sapphire Technologies assists in maximizing plant efficiencies, enhancing productivity, and reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, their solutions help offset electrical costs and create cash flow opportunities for companies, contributing to more sustainable operations in the energy sector.

PDC Energy

Acquisition in 2023
PDC Energy Inc is a domestic independent exploration and production company, primarily operating in the Wattenberg Field of Colorado and the Delaware Basin in west Texas. The company focuses on acquiring, exploring, and developing properties for crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs production. PDC's operations in the Wattenberg Field are concentrated in the horizontal Niobrara and Codell plays, while its Delaware Basin activities are centered around the horizontal Wolfcamp zones. The company emphasizes organic growth through active horizontal drilling programs.

Sapphire Technologies

Series A in 2021
Sapphire Technologies specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of energy recovery systems for industrial and commercial applications involving natural gas and hydrogen. The company’s innovative systems are engineered to convert waste energy generated during pressure reduction processes into electric power, all while ensuring that manufacturing and processing activities remain uninterrupted. By enabling businesses to recover this otherwise wasted pressure energy, Sapphire Technologies assists in maximizing plant efficiencies, enhancing productivity, and reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, their solutions help offset electrical costs and create cash flow opportunities for companies, contributing to more sustainable operations in the energy sector.

Malta

Series B in 2021
Malta Inc. is a company that specializes in industrial-grade, grid-scale energy storage solutions, particularly through its innovative electro-thermal energy storage technology. Founded in 2018 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Malta's system captures energy from various sources, including renewable (wind and solar) and fossil fuel generators. The process involves converting electrical energy into thermal energy, which is stored in molten salt and later reconverted back into electricity using a heat engine. This technology addresses the challenges of energy curtailment by improving the synchronization of energy generation with demand, thereby facilitating the efficient distribution of electricity to the grid as required. Malta was incubated at the Moonshot Factory and has garnered support from leading venture capital and commercial power industry stakeholders, contributing to its mission of enabling affordable and reliable electricity delivery.

Noble Energy

Acquisition in 2020
Noble Energy, established in 1932, is a Houston-based independent energy company. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company's assets span onshore unconventional basins in the U.S. and offshore conventional basins in the Eastern Mediterranean and off the west coast of Africa. As of 2019, Noble Energy had total proved reserves of 2.05 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Additionally, it owns and operates midstream infrastructure assets in the DJ and Delaware Basins. In 2020, the company became a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.

Atlas Energy

Acquisition in 2010
Atlas Energy Group, LLC, established in 2011 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is engaged in the development and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company's primary operations include interests in the Eagle Ford Shale in southern Texas, the Marble Falls play in the Fort Worth Basin in northern Texas, and the Mississippi Lime play in northwestern Oklahoma. Additionally, Atlas Energy invests in master limited partnership qualifying energy-related businesses and assets.

Unocal

Acquisition in 2005
Unocal Corporation is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids. The company operates across various stages of the energy supply chain, focusing on the extraction and management of hydrocarbon resources. Through its operations, Unocal plays a significant role in meeting energy demands while contributing to the overall energy sector.
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